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Kai Ryssdal
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Marketplace for Friday, November 4, 2016

Nov 4, 2016

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  • Chicago Cubs fans celebrate outside Wrigley Field after the Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in game seven of the 2016 World Series in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs 8-7 victory landed them their first World Series title since 1908. 
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    On today’s show we’re looking at a lot of big money: The Cubs won their first World Series in more than a century — who gets the cash prize? TV and radio stations are raking in cash from a wild and historic election season — where’s all that money coming from? Finally, oh yeah, the U.K. is leaving the EU — what’s left to decide before the Brexit officially begins? Plus, how low crop prices hurt farm towns, and what it’s like to run a multi-million dollar company with just one product. 

  •  Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 1, 2016 in New York City. As Wall Street continues to feel election uncertainty, the Dow Jones closes fell more than 100 points. 
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    For the first time in 30 years, banks didn’t make up the majority of mortgages last quarter. Is that risky for the economy? Speaking of economic anxiety, many traders are hedging a week before election day as polls tighten up. Plus, a little-known reason for sky-high student debt.

  • Marketplace for Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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    Open enrollment started today for Obamacare and many employer-provided health care plans. About half of Americans get their insurance through work — with Obamacare premiums spiking, how are they doing? Plus, with Hillary Clinton’s emails in the news again (and again, and again), we gotta ask: do you know how secure your work emails are? Plus, Arizona is reliably red, but this election its up for grabs, and both campaigns are spending big to get out the vote. Finally, a conversation with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

  • General Electric seeks to combine its oil-and-gas business with conglomerate Baker Hughes; Century Link, an internet, phone and cable company, is buying an internet data management company; Global trade is down; how the “bathroom bill” is affecting North Carolina small businesses; a new study finds discrimination in ride-shares; the recession is over, but in many states education spending has not recovered; and how Brexit may affect tea sales.

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    On today’s show: new rules from the government on “predatory” colleges and big data. Plus, what would it actually take to “bring back” manufacturing? We talked with someone who did it. Finally, as always, we wrap up the week’s business and economic news.

  • Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks before introducing his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, during an event at the Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York City. 
 
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    On today’s show: Twitter layoffs, Zika funding and Donald Trump’s “priceless” voter database. Plus: what it’s like to be a political surrogate, one of the toughest campaign jobs that pays nothing.

  • Marketplace for Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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    Wall Street is spending big in this election, more employers are investing in liberal arts graduates and Amazon is trying to take on Macy’s. Plus: Part two in our series on how the immigration fight is shaping work in Washington.

  • Marketplace for Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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    Two things that are about to get more expensive: World Series tickets and Obamacare premiums, but there’s a little more to it than that. Plus: another installment of our election series “How the Deck is Stacked,” looking at the immigrants employed by agriculture and tech in Washington state.

  • Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, talks with Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal.
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    It’s a big day for mergers and acquisitions: We’re looking at whether the massive AT&T/Time Warner deal could get approval, plus TD Ameritrade’s $4 billion Scottrade deal. Plus: ten years of Taylor Swift and a conversation with the CEO of YouTube.

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About the show

Hosted by Kai Ryssdal, our leading business news radio program and podcast is about providing context on the economic news of the day. Through stories, conversations and newsworthy developments, we help listeners understand the economic world around them. Marketplace makes sense of the economy for everyone, no econ degree or finance background required. Marketplace doesn’t just report on the numbers, we take it deeper, adding context to what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business. Monday through Friday, our team speaks with a wide range of industry professionals — from small business owners to Fortune 500 CEOs, Marketplace breaks down complex topics related to business and the economy without industry jargon and over-complicated explanations.

Kai Ryssdal has led the program since 2005 and has hosted the program from China, the Middle East and dozens of cities across the United States. As a leading public media voice, Kai has been a trusted broadcaster for two decades and received an Emmy for investigative journalism on a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about money in politics called “Big Sky, Big Money.” He has appeared often on CNN, CNBC and CBS news. His written work has been featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic.

Produced and distributed by American Public Media (APM) our popular business news podcasts are available worldwide on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS Feeds and any place else where you get your podcasts.

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